“Romantic Affordable Honeymoon Ideas, that’s what we need.” This was what my future wife said to me, and all I really wanted was a romantic honeymoon place, but somewhere that was different from the international resorts our friends booked for their honeymoons.

This was what led us indirectly to our choice of Los Roques a tiny cluster of islands off the north coast of Venezuela for one week of our honeymoon.

After taking advice from forums, and reading between the lines on travel websites we opted for The Posada Natura Viva, because it had a strong Italian connection which was what we were advised to look for.

Imagine the scene, a man & a woman stranded on a desert island with the sun beating down, and the island looks like this and it is you, and you did it on purpose!!

To an increasing number of people who seek isolation, privacy, and exclusivity, the place to go are the tiny Venezuelan islands of Los Roques.

The Venezuelan islands of Los Roques are the most southern islands in the Caribbean, and they are not the easiest place to get to, which is why they are becoming the exclusive hideaway of the rich and famous.

To get there you need to fly from Caracas, in a small plane, probably a ten seater propeller plane, and so you get the chance to clearly see what is so attractive about Los Roques.

The sea is so shallow, it looks like turquoise glass from the plane, with several islands sticking out of this perfect sea, some absolutely tiny.

The aircraft lands on Gran Roque, on a very dusty airstrip, no real formalities or help here, you pick up your bags yourself, and literally within a couple of minutes you can be in your accommodation.